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Finding the remains of the lost explorers Harding, Panter, and Goldwyer...North-West Australia, 1865 Creator: Unknown
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Finding the remains of the lost explorers Harding, Panter, and Goldwyer...North-West Australia, 1865 Creator: Unknown
Finding the remains of the lost explorers Harding, Panter, and Goldwyer, near Lagrange Bay, North-West Australia, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. D. Francisco. 'Mr. Brown...had no great difficulty in making prisoners of as many natives as they met...two or three...were compelled to serve as guides...[they] reluctantly [took] the lead, each attached...by a light chain...[It appears that Harding, Panter, and Goldwyer had] met a tribe of natives called Wiognarry...[and] were attacked by [them], of whom they killed three...the natives watched them till they fell asleep, and then stole quietly up and stuck spears in them...the white men rose to their feet and succeeded in shooting fifteen of their assailants and driving the rest away, who afterwards, before daylight, returned...and succeeded this time in killing the white men with spears and clubs...Dougale...caught sight of a compass hanging from a...cajeputi tree...With what dreadful anxiety we rode up to that tree...There, at its foot, lay the dead bodies of our friends...The body of Goldwyer was lying on its face...dressed in a riding costume, perfectly recognisable but decayed to a skeleton. Scattered round were...journal books...rusted revolvers...and the usual travelling equipments'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865
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**The Tragic Fate of Harding, Panter, and Goldwyer**
In this haunting engraving, dated to North-West Australia in 1865, we find ourselves at a somber scene - the remains of three lost explorers: Harding, Panter, and Goldwyer. The trio had ventured into uncharted territory with high spirits but ultimately met their demise at the hands of hostile native tribes.
The image depicts the gruesome discovery by Mr. Brown's party as they stumbled upon the skeletal bodies of their companions near Lagrange Bay. Amidst the desolate landscape lies Goldwyer, recognizable despite his decayed state in a riding costume, surrounded by scattered remnants of their expedition: journal books, rusted revolvers, and travel gear.
The circumstances of their tragic fate are told through the words of an eyewitness account published in "Illustrated London News" (1865). It appears that Harding's party had initially taken prisoners from the Wiognarry tribe but were later attacked by them. The explorers managed to kill three assailants before falling asleep, only to be stealthily speared and clubbed to death while they slept.
This poignant photograph print serves as a powerful reminder of the perils faced by early adventurers in uncharted territories and the devastating consequences that can result from cultural misunderstandings.
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